Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-02-16
NEWS CONDENSED.
Telegraphic Summary Of lmpor.
tant Happenings at Home
and Abroad.
THE FAST.

STREET CAR at Dayton, Ohio, killed
Capt. F. ). Lilly, n veteran of three wars,
who had inst received his Mexican pension
. papers. Eaton e. McNair, another survi-
vor of the Mexican campaign, attempted
suic de nj Adrian. Mich.
AN oil we'll yielding one thousand barrels
daily has been developed on the North Bal
timore fell, near Find dlay, Ohio.
THE Knights of Labor have purchased
property in Philadelphia for S65, 600, and
it will be fitted up with Offices to be occu-
pied MS general headquarters of the order
of the United States and Canada.
The first annual dinner of the New York
Republican Club was held at Delmonico's
on the 12tb, being the anniversary of the
birth OF Abraham Lincoln. The attend
ance numbered some 275 prominent Re-
publcans, including Governors Oslesby,
OF Illinois, Foraker, of Ohio, Lounshury,
of Connect cut and ex.Gov. Foster, OF
Ohio. Ex- Senator Blaine was expected TO
respond to the toast Abraham Lincoln, :"
but at the last moment he sent letter of
regret.
A TERRIFFIC wind storm demolished
seven dwell ngs at Louisville, Ohio, and
partially destroyed large woolen mill, the
Catholic Church, seminary. and large
brick store building. Several persons were
injured, but nona fatally. Loss Of prop
erty exceeded S100,000.
THOMAS RUSSELL, Chairman of the
Massachusetts, Railroad Commission, for
merly Minister to Venezuela, died in Bos-
ton on the 10th.
THE ninth International Medical Con-
gress is to meet in Washington next Sep
tember, the Senate having appropriated
S35. 600 for its expenses. DR.. N. S. Davis,
of Chicago, is proposed for chairman.
The Secretary of the Interior at Wash
ington will hear arguments March on the
refusal of the State of Iowa 10 turn over to
the Sioux City & ST. Panl and the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway Companies
55,297 acres of land in O'Brien County.
The Genoseo River overhowed its banks
at Rush. n, Y, and destroyed large
amount of farm property in that vicinity.
The stream was over mile wide at varl-
GUS points.
The 5000 striking coal miners on the
Monongahela resumed work on the 9th.
ONE day last week there came to the desk
of c. II. Faulkner Chief of the Record
division, in the Pension Office at Washing
ton, a letter from Mrs. Sarah O'Bryant OF
No. 1917 Newberry street. Louisville, Ky,
inqnir ng If anything was known of the
whereabouts of her husband, Daniel O'B,y-
ant, whom she had not seen or heard from
| since 1862, when he marched away with
the Thirteenth Ill nois Cavalry. In the
same mail which brought this letter came
nm applicat on for pension from Daniel
O'Bryant. from which it was learned that
he livei in Nashville. Washington County,
Ill. OF course Mr.. Faulkner promptly no.
tilted the wife of the whereabouts of her
truant husband Of twenty years standing.
| AT Portsmouth, Ohio, during the burn
ing of saloon. Thomas Murphy stood at
o second-story window and told the
crowd in the street that he would rather
burn than jump. To that idea he sacri.
| feed his lie.
| THE executive committee of the Central
! Traffic Association, at n meeting in Cleve-
land, resolved 10 continue the methods and
statistics of the pool, within the provisions
| of the inter- state commerce law, and to
| place the association in harmony with the
| Federal Commissioners in securing the
benefits OF the new measure.
AHoUsE in New York dealing in oriental
goods has sent ont the only Japanese drum
mer on the road in the United States.
AN assignment has been made by the
clothing firm of Goldsmith Brothers, OF
Philadelphia, whose liabilities ore $780,
> 600.
BUSINESS along the New York river
front, the scene of the recent great strike
among freigh. handlers, has been resumed.
| Many of the Ions shremen were idle, theil
former places having been filled.